as in to depart
to leave a place often for another
he eagerly sallied forth from his small town to seek a new life in the bustling city
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The ship departed from Tokyo on April 26 for a cruise through Japan and Alaska before arriving in Vancouver, according to CruiseMapper.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
15 May 2025 -
On Wednesday morning, before departing for Doha, Qatar, Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
14 May 2025
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If there is a moment to be seized, it only can be seized by a mix superior to what exited amid embarrassment last month.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Kerry Dryburgh, Chief Human Resource Officer of bp, offered a powerful example of this during our CHRO panel, reflecting on the company’s decision to exit Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.—
Eric Mosley,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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If the execution moves forward this time, Smith will be the first inmate executed in Tennessee since 2020 and the 19th in the U.S. this year.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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By all accounts, seeing the interior of the home is a moving experience.—
Maurice Carlos Ruffin,
Time,
21 May 2025
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Season 2 will see Charles (Danson) going undercover at a college.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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As far as makeup goes, Simpson went for a smokey eye look that was emphasized with a dark liner, feathery brows and a glossy nude lip.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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First, PFAs-free gear is hard to get because just one manufacturer currently is making it.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
20 May 2025
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To put this into perspective, one study found that without funding from CPB, 26 stations would go off the air and 23 stations would need to reduce their coverage areas.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
15 May 2025
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Jerry Jones, the owner, president and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys, moseyed out to join Goodell and go off script with some self-mythologizing and something about being happy to have met Rupert Murdoch.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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Altman is trying to cut out the middleman and condense digital life into a single, unified piece of hardware and software.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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Van de Ven uses his speed to cut out counter-attacks while Romero can break lines with his passes and then produce a crunching tackle on an opponent.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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In classic slasher fashion, the protagonist then walks out of the house alive, traumatized, but victorious.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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An immigrant from Kazakhstan, who asked the judge not to dismiss his case without success, walked out of the courtroom.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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“Sally (forth).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sally%20%28forth%29. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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